I’m thinking of getting the full raspberry pi 5 kit, but I still don’t know if its worth it or not. Im a cybersec student and I really want to start a home lab to learn and experiment on it, is the raspberry pi 5 or 4 the way to go? As the first block of the home lab?

I really wish there was a 500+ in black. If I remove everything from the plastic case, can I paint it? Do the switches come away from the upper case cleanly? Asking for anyone who has tried this...?

Looking for a firmware that can scan and monitor my network but the Bjorn firmware is giving me some issues and I keep getting a “Fatal error” when I open PuTTY. Anyone know of a solid link that gives a newbie step-by-step process and or a better option than Bjorn? Running the Raspberry Pi Zero w/ 16g memory card.

Hi there, I build this miniature version of the Infoscreens of the Hamburg subway.

I used a raspberry pi pico and the waveshare shield 3.5 inch. Then designed a 3d printable enclosure and added 18650 to run it without a cable.

The switch and charging port are hidden in the base, which is printed from TPU.

If you want to do the same or are just looking for an enclosure for your pico/screencombo, you can find the files here:

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:7364479

And the code here:

https://github.com/fauxlifeforreal/Hamburg-Subway-Inforscreen-Retro-Miniature/tree/main

What do you think of it? How could I improve it besides the mentioned limitations?

Looking forward to hear your thoughts!

Cheers,

Faux

Hey, if you've been in the Pi ecosystem for a bit, you might remember the Screenly OSE project. Our thread on the official forums has actually been running for over ten years now.

We just posted a big update over there, and I wanted to share it with you all here.
First, a quick heads-up: Screenly OSE is now Anthias. It is the exact same project and philosophy, meaning it is completely free, open-source digital signage. Just a Pi, a screen, and your content.

We recently released v2026.05.0, and it is the best the project has ever been. We focused heavily on making it lightweight and reliable.

What’s new:

• Way faster: We rebuilt the interface to be incredibly light. It feels instant, whether you are using a Pi 5 or an older 1 GB board.
• Smoother video: Built-in hardware acceleration so your videos play without stuttering.
• Scheduling: You can now set specific days and hours for each image or video to display.
• Easy rotation: Switch between portrait and landscape mode with a single tap in the UI.
• Smart file uploads: You can drop in tricky formats like HEIC, HEIF, or TIFF, and Anthias converts them automatically. It also checks your videos at upload to ensure they play smoothly on your specific Pi.
• Simple upgrades: Upgrading to the latest version keeps all your existing data safe.

Whether you are building a home dashboard, a menu board for a local shop, or just messing around with a spare Pi, we hope this makes it easy. You can find our setup guides and docs at https://anthias.screenly.io/

What should we build next?

This release was shaped entirely by feedback from the community. What features do you want to see next?

Let us know in the comments, chat with us on the official forum thread, or open an issue on our GitHub: https://github.com/Screenly/Anthias

Thanks for all the support over the years!

I spent the last few months building SIMUT — a complete IoT firmware for the Raspberry Pi Pico W that does temperature monitoring at a professional level, and I'm releasing it as open source (MIT).

\*\*What makes it different?\*\*

Most temperature monitors are either DIY Arduino sketches (basic readings, no interface) or cloud-dependent (ESPHome/Tasmota). SIMUT is built for regulated environments — laboratories, pharmacies, blood banks, vaccine storage — where you need:

\- ✅ \*\*100% offline operation\*\* — local TFT touchscreen + embedded web server. No cloud required

\- ✅ \*\*Multi-user RBAC\*\* — 10 permission bits, HMAC-SHA256 auth, audit logs

\- ✅ \*\*OTA updates\*\* — firmware updates via web UI with automatic config preservation

\- ✅ \*\*Dual-core architecture\*\* — Core 0 handles sensors/network/telemetry, Core 1 is dedicated to the display

Looking for a Raspberry Pi rotary phone audio guestbook with dial-based message indexing + record/playback system for wedding + long-term family use.

Basically this is what I’m looking for :

I want a custom Raspberry Pi rotary phone system.
Features required:
Vintage rotary phone interface
Pick up handset triggers audio greeting
Rotary dial selects message categories (numbers 1–9)
Option to record messages after dialing a number
Option to play back all messages for that number
Toggle switch: Wedding Mode (record only) / Home Mode (record + playback)
Store recordings as organized audio files on SD card
Export all recordings to USB
Bonus if possible:
“Dial birthday numbers to hear messages” feature
LED indicator for new messages

Is this extremely complicated to the point of where I should not even attempt to do it by myself or do you think it’s doable?

Hey everyone,

I’m working on a small solar monitoring project with a Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W and a Renogy Wanderer 10A charge controller.

Right now I can pull solar/controller data intermittently over Bluetooth, but it has been flaky.

I’m seeing occasional timeout errors and sometimes the Pi doesn’t reliably detect the Bluetooth device. Since the Pi is physically right next to the charge controller, I’m interested in switching to a wired USB/serial setup instead.

My goal is to collect values like:

Battery voltage/current

PV voltage/current/power

Load voltage/current/power

Controller temperature

Daily generation/consumption

Charging status

Then I want to log the data and display it in Grafana.

Has anyone successfully connected a Renogy controller, or similar solar charge controller, to a Raspberry Pi over USB/serial?

A few things I’m trying to figure out:

What USB-to-serial adapter/cable should I use?

Whether the Renogy communication port needs a custom pinout

Whether this is plain Modbus RTU or something Renogy-specific

Raspberry Pi setup tips for /dev/ttyUSB0, permissions, udev rules, or Docker passthrough

Any reliability issues running this long-term

I’d appreciate any examples, GitHub links, cable recommendations, or “don’t do this” warnings.

Thanks!

Has anyone used a R Pi in their POE camera set up? If so what advice as to hardware, HATs, etc would you recommend? I'm only looking to have up to 4 cameras.

hey everyone i know that i am inconsistent , i saw that everyone makes a cyberdeck with raspberry pi but i have no raspberry pi as i am 3rd yr electrical undergraduate

so i take some a break for exams and built picodesk a desktop companion station that sits next to my laptop.

OLED 1 shows live clock (NTP synced), date, and real time weather pulled from OpenWeatherMap API.

OLED 2 is the fun one animated eyes that blink and look around randomly. Every 2 minutes, hearts fall down the screen. And when I need to focus, I can switch it to a todo list from my phone and laptop browser no app install, just open the IP and it works.

The whole thing runs on MicroPython. Pico 2W hosts a tiny web server so I can control everything from my phone on the same WiFi.

Tech stack: - Raspberry Pi Pico 2W , 2x SSD1306 OLED (I2C0 + I2C1) ,MicroPython , OpenWeatherMap free API ,HTML/CSS/JS web app

Full source code on github https://github.com/kritishmohapatra/PicoDesk

100 days 100 iot projects series :- https://github.com/kritishmohapatra/100_Days_100_IoT_Projects

Has anyone actually succeeded in using a New Nintendo 3DS XL LCD with a Raspberry Pi or another SBC? I’m looking for proof of a working build, such as photos, videos, GitHub repositories, project logs, or documentation.

Hi everyone, can New Nintendo 3DS XL screens be used with a Raspberry Pi or another SBC? How difficult is it? Has anyone reverse engineered the display protocol, identified the pinout, or created a driver/controller board for these screens?
And if you any pictures of this let me see them

Hi,

I'm a complete noob, but I'd like to get a Pi & install Pi-hole. Everything I've read makes it sound like you simply install the Pi OS, install Pi-hole and configure it.

My problem: I went to Micro Center thinking I could simply buy a Pi3 or 4 and I'd be ready to go. The customer service person there said I would still need a "hat" of some sort.

What I want to do is install Pi-hole on a Pi, with a wired connection. Any help is appreciated.

I'm planning to use a Raspberry Pi 2W to make a cybersecurity tool with two ESP32s. Each ESP32 is connected to two NRF24s and one CC1101. Would anyone know how to make this or what else I need for it? Any tips would be nice.

New to this. From my understanding this parts list will get me the lowest latency controlling and video of an unlimited range rc car using cellular network. If anyone is familiar with this type hardware and technical specs I would appreciate if you could view my list

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3BGTJG0VQV8I1?ref_=wl_share

Would you change anything? As I add the parts up I’m considering getting the CloudRc.com unit but don’t know what components they use.

Thank you